Sony gives priority to virtual reality games – Liberal Vanguardia

The company Sony gives priority to the development of the game to attract people with the technology of virtual reality, AFP said Andrew House, who heads the gaming sector of the company.

” In the first phase, our customers will surely experienced players and lovers of new technologies. But we are convinced that virtual reality can seduce a much wider audience, “House said in an interview with AFP.

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manager, who was in Paris on the occasion of the Paris Games Week, stressed that, although other departments of the company are interested in this technology, the attention of the firm “is fully focused on games for the launch of Playstation VR”.

The market for virtual reality helmets highly disputed announced in the coming months and years. Besides Sony, Facebook is interested in it, like the South Korean group Samsung.

So far neither the release date or the price of Playstation VR known, but according to House will be marketed in the first quarter of 2016. The project is still under development.

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Sony partially presented at a press conference held in Paris, showing robots faced in an area designed for e-sport competitions.

In this domain of “e-sport” designation that covers the video game competitions, Sony showed discreet so far, while rival Microsoft announced, for example, tournaments reserved to France.

The pattern of Sony Computer Entertainment said it has “no specific plan on the subject,” but said however he wants his Playstation 4 console is various “an important platform” in that domain.

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also remained cautious about the development in Europe of streaming gaming service PlayStation Now, now available in the United States.

“We are still in trial phase in the UK. We hope that the final test to clarify our intentions to the rest of Europe, “he said, noting that” it is an important turning point for the industry. “

” We went from an era focused on products other than mix products and services. This means being fully prepared and on launch day, and that’s why we prefer to take the time, “he said.

Sony, which went through a bad period in recent years, said Thursday net profit 116,000 million yen (860 million euros) at the end of the first half of 2015/16.